The G-Request show is a new and stylish Irish music multicultural Entertainment talk show and is a growing fast within the entertainment industry. They provide entertainment opportunity to upcoming artists and creatives.The show has supported various showcases around the country. Theyhave developed public awareness of gifted and creatives individuals and groups that reside within Ireland.
They have members from different nationalities,groups and communities within the country.They provide creative entertainment,and bring forward many undiscovered talents.The show employs live stage performance and interview and behind the scenes stories to bring these artists to the public. This provides a forum for those who are looking or waiting to get their talent discovered.
The G Request show will play as part of Fresh at Mon 1900, Tues 1230 and Sat 1230 and as part of the entertainment block at Mon 1400, Tues 2300, Weds 1400, Sun 2030
The Stars Are Underground is a 24-minute film documenting the underground music scene in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996. The film was first shown in the same year, 1996, and a VHS was released by Folkrum Records. Directed by Daragh McCarthy, the film documents a generation of Irish bands who took their inspiration from American hardcore punk bands who, rather than pursuing major label deals, made their own self-financed records and released their own material.
The bands featured and interviewed include Female Hercules, The Mexican Pets, and The Jubilee Allstars. The Stars are Underground also features interviews with Andy Cairns from Therapy? and Dischord Records’ Ian McKaye from the group Fugazi.
The film inspired Academy Award winning singer/songwriter Glen Hansard of The Frames to write a song of the same name after he played on a tour of the film’s screenings in rock venues in rural Ireland. The Frames “The Stars Are Underground” appeared on their Dance the Devil album in 1999.
‘Kick Out The Jams’ is a programme is on NvTv every tuesday from midday and is repeated every hour or so until midday the following day. The show usually lasts 20-30mins and features local bands. They film gigs on location and invite bands into our studio to perform acoustically. They also show local music videos. Each show is dedicated to an individual band (except for the occasional music video special). The show has been running since 2005 and had featured many bands including The Answer, Brian Houston, Biffy Clyro, Desert Hearts, Oppenheimer, Fighting with Wire, And So I Watch You From Afar and Duke Special to name but a few. Over the years there has been barely a handful of Irish bands whose dizzying ascent to the top of the music industry has been made in double-quick time, Ham Sandwich are among those.
The Flaws, a four-piece from Co Monaghan, Ireland released their debut self financed EP in the summer of 2005. The 4 track EP won a host of admirers with tunes like ‘Sixteen’, & ‘Idolise’. National airplay quickly followed on Today FM with presenter Alison Curtis describing the lead track ‘Sixteen’ as “brilliant, one of the best Irish tracks of 2005”.
A hugely successful set at the 2005 Hard Working Class Hero’s festival has seen them hailed as one of the top 3 bands of the weekend in the Irish Times and helped them garner support slots with the likes of Nine Black Alps and Nada Surf.
Their debut single ‘No Room’ was released in Ireland in March ‘06 as a calling card and was limited to 1,000 copies. It won many fine reviews as did the bands live performances. They took to the road for a 6 date tour and warmed up with some U.K shows in March with Nightmare of You.
The Flaws released the graceful ‘1981’ in July ‘07. The single taken from the forthcoming debut album ‘Achieving Vagueness’, which is due for release on 14th September was also recorded at Grouse Lodge and mixed at Apollo by Mannix . It will be available to download from various digital music services worldwide including itunes and at record stores nationwide.
